Lewis Krakauer is the author's father. Krakauer's father is also similiar to Chris McCandles's father, Walt McCandles. Both of these men wanted their sons to exceed at whatever they did. The only difference is that Lewis Krakauer really pushed his son, Jon, to be the best at everything. He thought life was an ongoing contest and only the best get to the top. Furhtermore, both of their dad's were outdoorsy people. Walt liked to hike a lot while Lewis loved to climb. Additionally, both Chris and Jon argued and broke away from their fathers for different reasons. The main reason was that each of them wanted to do something different than their fathers wanted them to do. Moreover, both of their fathers possessed a dark side to them. Walt was still involved in his first marriage even though he had a new family,and Chris was heartbroken when he found out about his father's past. Lewis Krakauer was expierencing post-polio symptons. Lewis started treating himself with many drugs, and this lead to him entering into a crazy institution.
Yuri Zhivago is the protagonist in the novel “Doctor Zhivago” by Boris Pasternak. Yuri is a doctor and a poet whose life is torn apart by events and forces that he has no control over. This is very similar to Chris McCandles’s life. Chris’s life is completely changed when he finds out about his father cheating on his family with his divorced family on one of his cross country trips. Chris had no control over his father when he was six year olds and younger. Additionally, when Chris first tries to escape Alaska, he can’t due to the river being too high. Chris can’t control nature or the height of the river. Moreover, when Chris ate the wild potato seeds which lead to his death, is another example that shows Chris can’t control nature. Chris did the research on all the plants he ate, and he never came across any research that said the seeds of the wild potato plant are poisonous. At that time, there was no information available about the poisonous features of wild potato seeds. In addition, Yuri is reminded by his medical professor that bacteria do look beautiful under the microscope, but bacteria do some terrible things to humans and other organisms. This is similar to Chris’s love for nature. Nature is a beautiful thing to Chris, but nature can be very deadly and dangerous to humans.
Yuri Zhivago is the protagonist in the novel “Doctor Zhivago” by Boris Pasternak. Yuri is a doctor and a poet whose life is torn apart by events and forces that he has no control over. This is very similar to Chris McCandles’s life. Chris’s life is completely changed when he finds out about his father cheating on his family with his divorced family on one of his cross country trips. Chris had no control over his father when he was six year olds and younger. Additionally, when Chris first tries to escape Alaska, he can’t due to the river being too high. Chris can’t control nature or the height of the river. Moreover, when Chris ate the wild potato seeds which lead to his death, is another example that shows Chris can’t control nature. Chris did the research on all the plants he ate, and he never came across any research that said the seeds of the wild potato plant are poisonous. At that time, there was no information available about the poisonous features of wild potato seeds. In addition, Yuri is reminded by his medical professor that bacteria do look beautiful under the microscope, but bacteria do some terrible things to humans and other organisms. This is similar to Chris’s love for nature. Nature is a beautiful thing to Chris, but nature can be very deadly and dangerous to humans.